Sometimes there are things that really cannot be avoided by hiding.
As soon as Xu He returned to the Xu Mansion, he heard from Mr. Xie that Xu Dai asked him to go to the second-bedroom courtyard after he came back.
On the one hand, Xu He was reluctant, but he also relied on others, so he had no choice but to go.
As he walked, he swore that although the thief had retreated, it was not safe to live in the village without the protection of the city wall. It would be better to buy a yard in the city and move away from the Xu Mansion, so as not to have to look at the father and son's faces every day.
When they arrived at Xu Dai's courtyard, surprisingly, the person who invited Xu He was not Xu Dai, but the even more annoying Xu Luan.
"Xiaohe! Haha, you are finally back. I want to find a servant to invite you again!" Surprisingly, Xu Luan was surprisingly kind today.
After he introduced Xu He into his small courtyard, he pointed to a man standing with his back to them and his hands behind his back and said: "Xiao He, hurry up and pay homage to Mr. Zhou!"
"Mr. Zhou?" Xu He immediately became alert when he heard this, "Which Mr. Zhou?"
Xu Luan said proudly: "Of course he is the young master from Zhoufutai, Yangzhou Prefecture!"
While speaking, a young man wearing a red Confucian robe turned to look at Xu He.
Xu Heda has been guessing the other party's identity since he entered the door. Seeing that the other party is wearing a red Confucian robe, he knows that the other party is either powerful or behaves erratically.
Because in the Wei Dynasty, the colors of the scholars' clothes were mostly white, black, and blue. In addition to the clothes of the emperor and officials, if the scholars wore clothes other than these three colors, there was a special term in this society called "Submit the demon".
The young man in the demon suit has a slender figure, but his face is full of acne scars, and there are even small moon pits looming in his beard.
After seeing Xu He, Mr. Zhou smiled and invited them to sit in the pavilion.
After everyone sat down, Mr. Zhou didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at Xu He with interest: "Only when I looked closer did I realize that Brother He is a handsome young man."
Speaking of this, he covered Xu Luan's hand with his hand and said in a friendly tone: "Brother Luan, are all the young men of your Xu family so handsome?"
When Xu He saw this scene, goosebumps fell all over the floor. Damn it, a dead demon. No, Mr. Zhou is a 1. Xu Luan's 2B is a "0"?
Sure enough, Xu Luan pretended to be reserved and gently flicked Mr. Zhou's hand: "Mr. Zhou, what are you doing?"
……vomit……
Xu Luan thought he was rejecting Mr. Zhou, but in the eyes of the third party Xu He, his meaning was a bit shy and timid, with the intention of rejecting him in return of welcoming him.
"Made, this kid usually looks quite normal in front of Xu Dai. How come he behaves so coquettishly in front of this Zhou?" Xu He cursed in his heart.
After teasing Xu Luan, Mr. Zhou turned his head and looked at Xu He with interest: "Brother He, I heard that you are going to take the Yangzhou Prefectural Examination this time?"
When saying this, the other party spelled out the words [Yangzhou Prefecture] very clearly, as if he was emphasizing something.
Xu He calmly moved away and said with a smile: "Exactly!"
Mr. Zhou nodded: "I heard from Brother Luan that Brother He is unparalleled in his poetry and his writings are also extraordinary. If you think about it, this department is sure of it!"
Before Xu He could speak, Xu Luan said in a sweet voice: "Mr. Zhou, what are you talking about? Our Xiaohe is the head of the county examination. As usual, he says it is a government examination. Even if it is a Taoist examination, the student Mr. Zheng will not depose him, he has already secured the title of a student member!"
Xu Luan obviously spoke for Xu He, but his tone sounded like a jealous woman fighting for favor in a boudoir!
Mr. Zhou laughed, picked up a glass of wine, drank half of it himself, and then handed it to Xu He and said: "Brother He, our Yangzhou Prefecture has always been a place of outstanding people. There are many learned people. You are the case in the county examination." It is not easy for the Prime Minister to pass the government examination!"
Xu He looked at the half-drunk glass he handed him and pushed it back while holding back his nausea.
Mr. Zhou's face darkened when he saw this: "What? Does Mr. Xu want to reject my kindness?"
Xu He also pretended to show off his cards. He sneered and said: "Master Zhou, my knowledge is limited, but I know how to study diligently. Even if I fail the government examination, I will still have the next year. But your words just now suddenly reminded me of Brother Luan. Son……"
Xu Luan was stunned when he heard this. Is there anything about me involved?
Xu He then smiled and said: "Brother Luan, how did you pass the imperial examination like a young boy? Could it be that Mr. Zhou saw you [Gu Dao Rechang] and specifically reported you to Zhou Futai and selected you?"
When Xu Luan heard this, he immediately became angry and cold: "Xu He, you..."
Xu He chuckled: "What? Did I tell you right?"
At this time, Mr. Zhou had calmed down from his anger. He drank half the glass of wine with a smile and said, "Xu He, sometimes you have to recognize the situation clearly. I heard that Li Zhijie recognized the situation clearly." As a student like you, do you know who Li Zhijie’s tutor is?"
Xu He smiled: "If I guess correctly, it should be Mr. Qin, the chief minister of the dynasty!"
Mr. Zhou smiled: "You know and should have heard Li Zhijie say who my father's teacher is, right?"
Xu He didn't want to involve his big daddy in this matter, so he shrugged: "When the teacher calls me, he always teaches me the classics and meanings, and never talks about court affairs!"
I don’t know whether Mr. Zhou believed it or not. He did not continue the topic and turned to Xu He: "I heard that an academy in the city was destroyed by thieves today. Do you know about this?"
Xu He nodded: "I just heard something outside!"
Mr. Zhou smiled: "Then why do you think this group of thieves came?"
When Xu He heard this, he suddenly felt angry. He had never seen anyone so shameless and arrogant before.
The man surnamed Zhou just wanted to threaten him with these words, and he was warning him in front of Xu Luan, the head of the Xu family.
If he doesn't know what he's interested in, people named Zhou have plenty of ways to manipulate him like Xu He did the guys in the academy.
Xu He's eyes met the pockmarked Master Zhou without any fear, and he sneered: "Why are the thieves coming? How could I, a social student, know? But I know that the sky net is very sparse and does not leak out. Even if some people are temporarily If you are proud, I'm afraid you'll get retribution in the future, just like those people in the academy, they will die in peace!"
Mr. Zhou paused after hearing this, and suddenly laughed wildly: "Okay, okay, no one in Yangzhou dares to speak to me like Brother He."
Seeing that Xu He was not interested in what he said, he stood up and walked away.
When Xu Luan saw him, he didn't know why he said so well, but the situation became like this. He thought that Xu He had rejected Mr. Zhou's invitation to enter the curtain, and he felt a little disgusted in his heart: "Look, Mr. Zhou , this Xu He is so ignorant of praise!"
When Master Zhou heard this, he suddenly slapped him in the face. He stood up and looked down at him and said, "When did you get to interrupt when I was talking?"
Xu Luan looked at Mr. Zhou in disbelief and cried: "You, you, you, you actually beat me for Xu He, a bitch..."
"Get out!" Mr. Zhou roared!
